$1300-1400 First Gaming Build from a Brazilian

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Lucas Simon

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Hi guys,

I am from Brazil and want to build my first gaming build. Since I'm travelling to USA I will buy some components there, they are a lot cheaper than here. I think buying everything from amazon will be the first choice, I will be receiving all packages on the hotel and will use Prime.

Approximate Purchase Date: this week (will be staying from 6-10 August on Miami)

Budget Range: US$1300-1400 Before Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet and watching movies

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, Power Supply, Case (heavier and bigger components I am buying in brazil)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon

Country: US

Parts Preferences: intel and nvidia

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I want a build that will run games for 4-5 years smoothly on medium settings with 1920x1080

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PQ9gFT) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PQ9gFT/by_merchant/)

I was thinking of something like this:

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $238.99 @ Amazon

**Motherboard** | [Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviihero) | $208.99 @ Amazon

I'm in doubt of the mobo

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2x1600c7r) | $109.99 @ Amazon

**Storage** | [Sandisk Extreme II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdxp240gg25) | $129.99 @ Amazon

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2002faex) | $158.94 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-03gp42784kr) | $499.99 @ Amazon

**Wireless Network Adapter** | [Rosewill N900PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-wireless-network-card-n900pce) | $32.99 @ Amazon

Need this, since the router is not on my room.

| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1379.88
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 18:23 EDT-0400 |

All suggestions will be appreciated. Sorry for any grammar mistake. Thank you!

Lucas

 
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Ytyoussef
As in Brazil, getting components for upgrades isn't as easy (or as cheap), I would suggest going with a 780TI, I made a few adjustments that won't affect the performance but will get the prices down a bit. The ram is cheaper and better too.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal...
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $990.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 18:38 EDT-0400

Anyways heres a good build, no need to spend that much on a motherboard.
 
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Ninjaxsl

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That is one beast of a system my friend!

Nothing i could really suggest to improve unless it's the ram, you could get a bit more of a more worth the buck and cheaper ram with G.skill

Link
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c8d8gab

It delivers the same amount of performance and still is cheaper, what could be better than that?

Any thing else you want to add?
 
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I'm curious what power supply you have or plan on getting when you go back.

As for parts, here are my suggestions and comments:

SSD/HDD, go with 120gb SSD and 1TB HDD. You'll be fine with that. I'm leaving it as whatever you have on there though.

Motherboard, Asrock extreme4 is a good motherboard that has plenty of features and can still support a decent overclock.

GPU, r9 290 is a cheaper gpu and in some cases stronger. Get a tri-x or windforce cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($166.49 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($158.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N900PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1300.38
 
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As in Brazil, getting components for upgrades isn't as easy (or as cheap), I would suggest going with a 780TI, I made a few adjustments that won't affect the performance but will get the prices down a bit. The ram is cheaper and better too.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($699.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N900PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1428.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 18:49 EDT-0400
 
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If you don't care much about overclocking this would be a great build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($158.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N900PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1277.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 19:39 EDT-0400
 
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You're welcome, have fun building your rig and good luck! I wish I had the option to get parts from the U.S. like you, as here you just add a euro sign at the end of the price in dollars, and you get the french price for the components. ^^
 
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